Animal Adoptions
The Animal Care and Control Division's pet adoption program brings animals and people together. If you are looking for a new pet, The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control shelter has a wide variety of animals to adopt; from dogs and cats, rabbits and guinea pigs, to the occasional snake and pot-bellied pigs. The shelter also has two specially designed bonding areas for people to interact and play with the animals they are considering for adoption.
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Let us assist you with your adoption process. Please:
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Have a valid driver’s license or state or government issued ID. If these do not have the correct address, bring in verification of your correct address. Could be a pay check, car registration, utility bill, anything!
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Be at least 18 years of age.
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If there are animals at home, please bring their current rabies certificates with you. If you need a pet license for your current pets at home then please also bring their proof of spay/neuter form with you; this way, your pet license will be $10 instead of $30.
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Payments can be made with cash or local checks and MasterCard or Visa. No debit card transactions.
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Adopting a cat? Don't forget to bring a cat carrier with you! If you're planning to adopt two, bring two carriers. If you forget to bring carriers, or you adopt a second a cat because you just couldn't decide between two, don't worry! We can sell you a temporary cat box for $5 each at the time of your adoption.
Adoption Prices vary depending on the type of animal you are interested in adopting. See below for a complete list.
Adult Dogs:
Adoption fee - $30
Neuter fee - $55
Microchip - $8
License - $10
Total - $103
Puppies:
Adoption fee - $30
Neuter fee - $35
Microchip - $8
Total - $93
Adult Female Cats:
Adoption fee - $30
Neuter fee - $45
Microchip - $8
License - $10
Total - $83
Adult Male Cats:
Adoption fee - $30
Neuter fee - $35
Microchip - $8
License - $10
Total - $83
Female Kittens:
Adoption fee - $30
Neuter fee - $45
Microchip - $8
Total - $83
Male Kittens:
Adoption fee - $30
Neuter fee - $35
Microchip - $8
Total - $73
Adoption Fee includes preventive shots and deworming.
Exotic Animals
The Animal Shelter is not just a place for dogs and cats. We may have a variety of animals from ferrets and rabbits to iguanas and snakes. The prices will vary depending on species and size which can range from $1 to $100.
At any given time we may have one of the following:
Rabbits
Guinea Pigs
Rats
Hamsters
Gerbils
Mice
Ferrets
Snakes
Lizards
Iguanas
Fish
Parrots
Parakeets
Canaries
Finches
Conures
Livestock
Occasionally, large animals are available for adoption. Ordinance requires livestock be auctioned, so the animal goes to the highest bidder. Auction notices are posted at the animal shelter, and on this site ten days prior to the auction.
To find our current livestock animals that are now up for adoption and when the next auction date will be, click here to go to the "others" animal page, and click on the animals picture. Prices of adoption will vary based on the type of animal and size.
At any given time we may have one of the following:
Horses
Cattle
Llamas
Donkeys
Mules
Chickens
Ducks
Peacocks
Other fowl
Goats
Sheep
Pigs